Pope Francis, who suffers from severe knee pain, was admitted to the Vatican’s VI Conference for the first time on Thursday. Paul appeared in the hall in a wheelchair.
The 85-year-old Pope was pushed by an aide.
(3) On Tuesday, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, he said he was going to get an injection in his knee to relieve his pain, which forced him to cancel several scheduled meetings.
“My ligament is torn, I’ll have some injections and we’ll see. I’ve been like this for a while, I can’t walk,” Francis said.
According to Vatican sources, the Argentine pope has osteoarthritis in his right knee that affects the ligaments but is not expected to undergo surgery.
Knee infiltration is a procedure that consists of injecting drugs with anti-inflammatory, analgesic or regenerative effects directly into the joint.
Francis, who began his 10th year as papacy in March, has had to apologize to the faithful in attendance in recent weeks for giving him a “sitting” blessing due to problems with his right knee that prevented him from standing for too long.
(4) On Wednesday, during the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, the pope was particularly tired and needed help to walk and get up.
Francisco also has chronic sciatica, which often causes severe pain and underwent delicate colon surgery in July 2021.
source: Noticias
